Gobi Big Brown Bat vs Reticulate Thistle

Eptesicus gobiensis compared with Onopordum nervosum

Key Differences

• Gobi Big Brown Bat is Least Concern while Reticulate Thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gobi Big Brown Bat	Reticulate Thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Eptesicus	Onopordum
Species	Eptesicus gobiensis	Onopordum nervosum

Conservation Status

Gobi Big Brown Bat

LC — Least Concern

Reticulate Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gobi Big Brown Bat	Reticulate Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gobi Big Brown Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Reticulate Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).